Following last week’s appeal for pictures and news Alan and Kate Key (left) were first off the blocks and sent us this. “Here is a picture of us signing the register at MBC on our wedding day, 19th October 1985. The minister (Michael Caddick) was away, so Andy Hobbs conducted the ceremony. He was still Deputy Head at Allerton HS at the time, so this was his first wedding. Michael Flowers led the prayers. Arthur Barr was the Registrar (you can just see him in the background in the picture). Great memories of a wonderful day.” PS “In Alan’s defence” says Kate, “moustaches were very fashionable in the 1980s just as beards are today” !!!
Soon after we received Alan and Kate’s wedding pic Kate and Howard Slater shared one of theirs (above right) which was also taken here at MBC but one year later, in 1986 and then to complete the trio we got this lovely picture of Jackie and Steve Morris (left) from their wedding in October 1998.
Thanks too to Chris Gray for this: Top memories – 2010 it was a snowy day. John Rogers and Glenda gathered all the youth together for a huge snowball fight on the field down the road then hot chocolate, a film and hide and seek back at church. Also love anytime the whole church really goes for a hymn, especially How Great Thou Art. Plus of course Christmas morning and Easter morning services.
For those of you who haven’t managed to walk past MBC lately here are a few pictures of the blossom trees on our roundabout which right now are in all their glory. 
One hint of disappointment, however, came from an anonymous contributor who today sent in this picture of two suitcases. Seemingly they and their owners were due to be sitting on a Jet2 plane bound for the Canary Islands this coming Friday. Never mind, whoever you are you’ll get over it. I’m sure they’ll come in handy another year.
Perhaps, though, the highlight of the week, what we might call our Present part of this post was the virtual tea party that Shelley organised for 3 o’clock on Tuesday (National Tea Day). Here’s a glimpse at just some of the people who took time out join her.
So that was this week, but what could you share with us? The address to email your news, your pictures, your grumbles or your smiles to is mbcnewspics@gmail.com
And finally don’t forget that this week, despite the strange circumstances we mark MBC’s 65th anniversary. You can read a separate post about that here https://www.moortownbaptistchurch.org.uk/news/mbc-marks-its-65th-anniversary-unlike-any-other
